Seafood Archives - Uwajimaya

While most of us think of makizushi (AKA sushi rolls), nigiri, and temaki sushi cones when we...

While makizushi, also known as sushi rolls, might be what comes to mind in North America when...

Known now as a delicacy worldwide, sashimi has been so in Japan for hundreds of years. It’s...

Iwashi are delicious and crucially with overfishing and environmental concerns, sustainable. That’s because they’re a small fish...

Ubiquitous in Japanese flavors, bonito is a fish related to tuna and mackerel.

If you know a bit of Japanese vocabulary, you probably know that the name Takoyaki (蛸焼) is...

Pretty much every culture in human history has developed their own type of dumpling; gyoza are Japan’s...

Donburi isn’t one food, but rather a family of Japanese dishes consisting of a bowl of rice...

Kabayaki isn’t a food itself, but rather a preparation style for certain seafood like fish and especially...

When it comes to Japanese home cooking, nimono is ubiquitous. The word nimono means “simmered foods,” and as...

Sometimes mistranslated as baby anchovies, niboshi — usually called “iriko” in western Japan — are actually dried...

Also called “saba” in Japan, mackerel is a smaller, milder cousin of the tuna. The fish themselves...

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